5 Holmwood Road, Cheam, Sutton, SM2 7JR

5 Holmwood Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Cheam, Sutton, Sutton (SM2 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 293 m² (around 3154 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Sale prices here have outpaced Sutton HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,690,000 is 47% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm. At 293 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2018 for £1,150,000.